Maps

Several maps have been created to help make the planning of your trip much easier in the North Somerset region. These include a city centre map, accommodation maps, an area touring map and a short city circuit walk. You can download and print any them before you travel. Each map has been designed to fit onto an A4 page. Please make sure your printer/page settings are correct to ensure that the whole page is printed.

Wells City Centre Map

This colourful map shows the main highlights of the City of Wells as well as essential amenities, supermarkets, fuel stations, car parks, one-way streets and public toilets. This invaluable city centre street map has been designed to fit on a sheet of A4 so you can print it out at home.

Wells Accommodation & Restaurant Map

This Wells City Street Map has been created to show the locations of nearly all the Hotels and B&Bs located in the City. Restaurants, car parks, public toilets, one way streets and places of interest such as Wells Cathedral and Bishop's Palace all feature on this map. This Accommodation & Restaurant Map has been designed to fit on a sheet of A4 so you can print it out at home.

Wells Countryside Accommodation Map

There are many lovely places to stay at just outside Wells. The accommodation featured on the map below are located up to about 3 miles outside Wells. These include hotels, bed & breakfast, farmhouses and holiday cottages. This Wells Countryside Accommodation Map has been designed to fit on a sheet of A4 so you can print it out at home.

Film & TV Map

Wells is a fantastic backdrop to many films, dramas and documentaries. The Cathedral, Vicars' Close and the Bishop's Palace are unique places for filming and in particular Hot Fuzz made use of many areas of Wells. This invaluable film and TV location map has been designed to fit on a sheet of A4 so you can print it out at home.

A new film, The Huntsman is being filmed from 10-20 July 2015 using locations in the Cathedral, Bishop's Palace and the Bishop's Eye.

Wells & Area Touring Map

This generalised and colourful Wells & Area Touring Map has been created to help you locate the places that are featured on this tourist information website, including attractions, museums, events and activities. All the main roads and a small selection of minor roads are shown along with railways and rivers/rhynes. The contours give one a sense of the topology of the landscape. This invaluable touring map has been designed to fit on a sheet of A4 so you can print it out at home. This could make a very useful partner for your SATNAV or a more detailed road atlas.

Wells & Mendip Area in Britain

To help you get an idea of where the Wells & Mendip area area is located in Britain, we have compiled a basic map to show where we are.

The Wells and Mendips area is on the doorstep of Bristol Airport. London Heathrow Airport and Birmingham Airport are both about 115 miles away with an approximate driving times of 2 hours 30 minutes to Wells.

A little trivia about the confusing names we use for our country:

England, Scotland and Wales are constituent countries and each has their own parliament or assembly.

Britain or Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.

The United Kingdom is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The British Isles is the entire island group consisting of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.